Days
Sunday 17.09.23
Adaptable and multilingual gig economy labourers search for self-realisation in Berlin — but when faced with the consequences of their ethical relativism, will they be drinking their hard-earned flat white alone... forever?
About the film
A number of gig economy labourers' lives intersect one evening in a Berlin bar. A property investor and her assistant allow a possessed GPS to guide them to new exploitative deals. Finding out that her studio sublet might be prematurely coming to an end, Alexandra is launched into an existential crisis about how abstract her role is in her own artistic practice. The gallerist Stefanie so badly wants Alexandra to start doing performances in a storefront space, that she’s getting her ex-girlfriend Hortense evicted, and has tricked a hacktivist to cover her paper trail under the guise of abolishing capitalism. Newcomer Beni tries to confront her social anxiety so she can get out of listening to crass zodiac advice at Marlie’s hostel. Aspiring journalist Chali has not only overstayed her welcome on Nan’s sofa, but she’s also leading on Phillip while fishing for a story about his failed handball career, but personal trainer Nuran is concerned that her exposé might expose his double life. But what did Hortense promise to Hans last night while high and why is it messing up everyone’s bank accounts?
There will be a conversation with the filmmakers after the screening. The film was first presented at Fotogalleriet.
About the filmmakers
Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard (1991, NO) and
Zayne Armstrong (1986, US/UK) have been working together since 2018. Their work has been shown internationally: Vigeland Museum, Oslo; Agder Kunstsenter, Kristiansand; Pogo Bar at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Kling & Bang, Reykjavik; Sundy, London; Doom Spa, Berlin; Radical Film Network Meeting, Berlin; Fotogalleriet, Oslo; On&For Production, Nordland kunst- og filmskole, Kabelvåg; Graw Böckler Garage, Berlin; Porn Film Festival 17, Berlin. They are currently artists in residence at Triangle-Astérides in Marseille and are preparing exhibitions at NKR, Dusseldorf and Buskerud Kunstsenter, Drammen.